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May 7

Global humanitarian and disaster management one year after the dismantling of USAID

Global Health
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Online

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10:00 am – 10:50 am

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From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums
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Presented jointly with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

How are the front lines of global disaster and humanitarian response faring one year after the dismantling of USAID? Altaf Musani, director of Humanitarian and Disaster Management at the World Health Organization, and Michael VanRooyen, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, will examine the impacts and explore the paths forward to ensure that lives continue to be saved. The conversation will be moderated by Irini Albanti, executive director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

Video will be posted for viewing on this web page and on Harvard Chan School’s YouTube channel on May 7, 2026, 10 am ET.

Speakers

Altaf Musani

Director, Humanitarian and Disaster Management, World Health Organization
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Michael J. VanRooyen

Lavine Family Professor of Humanitarian Studies in the Department of Global Health and Population
Headshot of Michael VanRooyen

Moderator

Irini Albanti

Executive Director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Irini Albanti

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